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Merited
verb
Word Frequency:
0.8
Definitions
1.
verb
To deserve, to earn.
"Her performance merited wild applause."
2.
verb
To be deserving or worthy.
"They were punished as they merited."
3.
verb
To reward.
4.
adjective
Deserved
"It was a merited reward."
Synonyms
condign
due
deserved
earned
deserving
worthy
worth
justified
worthwhile
needed
warranted
deserves
Rhymes With
inherited
ferreted
neritid
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